SDE // melissa + angelo = DOPE
it was pretty obvious. we were meant to be. yes, ‘we’ — as in melissa and angelo and ARIA =)
they rock converses, ray bans, and sweater vests (or so we saw in their slideshow) — and they LOVE purple. SO DO WE! so weird!! we couldn’t ask for a more dope wedding and cooler couple [...]
starr + eli // part II // heroes
as you might have seen in kash’s FUN, VIBRANT, and COLORFUL SDE… starr and eli are very…. FUN, VIBRANT, and COLORFUL. they are the kind of people you want around all the time… and the kind of people that will bring a party to life. we loved them from the very start.
but, there is another [...]
WEDDING SHOTS // kylie + mark
Kylie and Mark managed to spread their wedding festivities over not one, but two days, with tasty treats on both. I like their style. I’m all about drawing out a party with pretty food and pretty clothes as long as possible. Excellently played. Check out their SDE by the cinema team: http://www.ariastudios.com/main/2010/06/a-weekend-to-remember-kylie-mark/ -CC [...]
SDE // lynn + wes
as Christine mentioned in her blog (http://www.ariastudios.com/main/2010/06/engagement-lynn-wes) — wes and lynn LOVE the ocean. they fish, they dive, they catch crab — wes even does gyotaku (which served as their centerpieces). so naturally, we wanted to include the ocean into their same-day edit. as soon as the sun came up, i headed down to the [...]
ENGAGEMENT // lynn + wes
Lynn and Wes love the ocean, so we headed to the beach for their engagement shoot. After taking our sand soaked feet back to our cars, they promptly sat down and started covering their feet with… baby powder! Seeing Holly and I laboring with our own sticky feet, they offered us some powder with assurances [...]
a weekend to remember // kylie + mark
why have just one “best-day-of-your-life” when you could have TWO?! that’s what kylie and mark did — ceremony and mini reception on day one, big reception on day two. two whole days of fun, food, and belly laughs.
kylie and mark love all things ‘island.’ kylie loves pineapples, aiea-boy mark loves surfing and ’slippahs’ (we [...]
SDE // tracy + andrew
i can’t remember the last time i (“i” meaning kolby, definitely not kash) made it through a whole wedding without crying. no matter how hard i could be concentrating on the technicalities of a shot… composition, light, sound… BAM!! i’ll hear or see something that makes my uber-sensitive cry-baby senors go haywire. it’s usually the [...]
SDE // nikki + brent
it’s important to us, to create an original film for each of our fabulous couples. we try to get to know them as well as we can before the wedding, and keep our eyes and ears open throughout the day for things that are totally ‘them.’ to help us prepare, we send out a questionnaire [...]
SDE // jade + ronen
kash (KA²) and i were hanging out with jade and ronen a few days before their wedding, and ronen asked, ‘what do grooms usually do before they get ready,’ to which we replied, ‘we don’t want to film you doing what grooms usually do, we want to film you… being you.’
he said, ‘cool! we [...]
ARIA Studios // we got skillz!
Hey ARIA fans!
So it was decided that I needed to get some training time with the good ‘ol steadicam. I wanted to make sure that if we were shooting something, that it was something special! So we cooked up a little “ABOUT US” video so our couples and future couples can get a little taste [...]
Starr + Eli // part one: SDE
Starr and Eli are a couple from L.A. (they look like movie stars!) In such a short time we were able to get to know them and really connect with them. I couldn’t wait to meet Starr. Kolby had told me that Starr was a BIG fan of the film I did. Sure enough, as [...]
SDE // kelli + nick + keanu
kelli and nick’s day started earrrrrrly. really early (i think kelli’s wakeup call was 3am). but… you would have never known it! long before the sun came up — their family and friends buzzed around the hilton hawaiian village — full of energy, laughter and excitement (yes, those were car bombs — plural — at [...]
engagement // merlyn + joseph
We are so excited about Merlyn and Joseph’s fusion photo + cinema collection!! Their big day is coming up! Stay tuned for more =)
SDE // shalene + leo
leo and shalene were born and raised on maui… and now live almost 3,000 miles away.. in VIVA! LAS VEGAS! when they started planning their wedding — they wanted something small… and intimate. the problem was — their families are HUGE ….and there’s no way they would have tied the knot without them. so [...]
SDE // keri + randy
a little about keri + randy’s day:
- it was POURING rain 5 minutes before the ceremony started. all of a sudden…. clear sky (it might have been those rain ghosts hanging in the tent)
- they performed the most killer choreographed dance we’ve ever seen. they did it AFTER their SDE aired… so, we made it [...]
EDEN IN LOVE …is born
ARIA loves everything ‘Wedding Cafe’
The staff… the iced teas… the atmosphere… and… the SHOPPING!
Over the years The Wedding Cafe has become more than just a ‘wedding resource center’ — it’s a fashion treasure chest. Racks are always full of the latest trends and cutest accessories. It’s a place where brides — and non-brides — can [...]
The Sweetest Thing!
okay, this might sound cheesy…. but, working with Porsche and Micah… becoming friends… being a part of their wedding day, and getting to produce their same-day edit gave us the warm fuzzies. over and over again, they gave us “we-have-the-best-job-in-the-WORLD” kind of moments. but, yesterday… P&M dropped by the studio with shopping bags in hand! [...]
SDE // porsche + micah + BLING!
porsche and micah love their doggies… love each other… and LOOOOOOOVE BLING! their first dog is named “bling bling,” the theme of their wedding was pink and BLING, and their new last name together is “ADAMAS,” latin for “diamond.” in P&M’s own words, they wanted “an original last name to symbolize [their] new beginning together [...]
PHOTOS // ereina + jason
Jason and Ereina’s wedding was an international affair with guests from everywhere from Singapore to London. The Maunawili valley didn’t disappoint with its fantastical backdrop and dramatic views. CC
SDE // tiffany + ryan
we love every one of our couples and every wedding — but ryan and tiff’s has got to be one of our all-time favs. here are some awesome things about them/their day:
- a parade shut down waikiki causing a traffic mess (not awesome), and a marching band blared through their ceremony (definitely not awesome) — [...]
WEDDING PHOTOS // Steph + Adam
Overcast skies and constant, unpredictable rain threatened to drive Steph and Adam’s entire wedding day indoors. Fortunately, the sky dried out just in time, and long enough for the ceremony and some shots out on the beach. Yay! -CL
God Bless the Child — ZOE CHILDREN 2010
There are some things in life that are plain hard to describe :
–The feeling after being told that you just ate some fresh wild rodent meat with the vegetable stew you thought was (and probably still is) delicious while visiting a distant hill tribe.
–Going to a highly recommended buffet restaurant in middle of the city [...]
SDE // Kat + Lance
It’s almost IMPOSSIBLE to describe, in just a few short lines, how special this couple is.
Lance is a Navy officer, who moved back to Hawaii, with his children Madi and Greyson, after being away for more than a decade. Kat is a flight attendant, ministry leader, and seriously, one of the sweetest people I’ve ever [...]
WEDDING HIGHLIGHTS // Sarah + Jason
Hey Aria fans! Ready for something DIFFERENT? First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Kash. You will see myself aptly named as the “video dude” on our crew page. Like Kolby, my initials are also “-KA.” Seeing as how she has already claimed that as her moniker, I may need some help [...]